Sneak Peek

I made two cards today using a new stamp set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company.

Aren't these blossoms gorgeous? Okay, that is a rhetorical question. They are gorgeous. I stamped them onto white card stock using a raspberry colored ink and then water colored lightly. They were cut using Spellbinders oval as is the kraft layer. Both of those were embossed with Spellbinders Mystic M-bossabilities folder. The pink layer is embossed with the Swiss Dots folder. I then added raspberry and white organdy ribbons.

This card is so clean and simple. I used Spellbinders Pennants dies to cut the designer paper (The Lake House by Kaiser Craft) and then mounted that onto the black lacy pennant. I stamped the women onto white card stock, colored the flowers on the image with a distress marker and adhered them over the pennant. As a finishing touch I added the black beauty image to the top right corner. 

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Sneak Peeks continue

Ooops, I didn't post the sail boat card yesterday, so I will add two today using different stamp sets. I used the same color scheme on both, so they go together well enough. Red, white and blue is such a great color combo and looks so fresh and cool for summer. It's certainly summer here in Phoenix - triple digits already! June is usually the hottest month, so I guess it is understandable.

 This card features the set Island Life. I think this image is perfect for masculine cards, which can be challenging to create. I stamped the sail boat image using Chipped Sapphire distress ink onto the white card. I then added the sentiment using red ink. I added a textured panel (embossed) created with red and blue and a bit of knotted twine as an embellishment. The entire card is mounted onto a blue rectangle. 

Manly yes, but I like it too. 

This one features the set Welcome Poppies. I created a frame by stamping the poppy in red  and then cutt/embossing the frame using two sizes of Spellbinders Labels Four dies. I attached that to the blue gingham card front. I then added an organdy ribbon and bow treatment to the upper left corner with a red dew drop to the center of the bow.

I hope you like these cards and the stamp sets! I'm lovin' them.

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Sneak Peek II

And here is another sneak peek of a set being released next week called Silly Shells. The card stock is also from MFP and is a very soft shell pink appropriately enough. I stamped the shell image onto it using Victorian Velvet distress ink and then water coloring with the same ink. I stamped it again and cut out the one shell and popped it up on the corner. The swirls are from an EK Success punch and added to the square which is embossed with Spellbinders Mystic M-bossabilities folder and sponged with more of the Victorian Velvet ink. The sentiment (also from the set) is stamped onto the lower right corner of the card front.

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Sneak Peeks

I get to show you sneak peeks of the new sets being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Company!!!! Ooooo, you are going to want them all. They are wonderful.

Here is my first sneak peek!

This card features the new set Welcome Poppies. I just love poppies. Aren't they happy flowers? I think so. 

I stamped the image with Black Soot distress ink and clear embossed before coloring with markers. I then sponged on some Baja Breeze ink. The frame is cut using Antique Doily and then embossed with Spellbinders Enchanted folder before popping up on the white card front. The sentiment is stamped onto Baja Breeze card stock with Versamark and embossed with white powder before being cut with Spellbinders Floral Tags die and added to the card front.

I will have more sneak peeks all week, so be sure to come back!

Father's Day Fishing

Today starts our preview week of new stamps being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers a Heinrich Co. For this card, I used the new set "Get Reel". If you have a fisherman in your life, you will want this fun new set. I used one of the silhouette images on this card, stamping with Black Memento ink onto the blue card stock. The sentiment which is also in the set is stamped onto the kraft colored card stock using Pacific Point ink and clear embossed.

Ruffles and Flowers

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I cut/embossed the flowers from two different patterns of red paper, layered them and added them as in the sketch challenge this week, adding dimension with foam squares. The ribbon is ruffled. Isn't it cute? I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card front with barn door distress ink.

The butterfly and the sentiment are a sneak peek of a new set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers called Daffodil Greetings. The butterfly was stamped onto white card stock with barn door distress ink and clear embossed before being cut out and added as one of the elements of the sketch. I added some faux stitching to the corners.

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Happy Birthday Old Cluck

This card is created using a new set (sneak peek) being released next week by MFP called Flaps My Wattles. hee hee I inked the images with Barn Door Distress ink and stamped, then colored with markers. The polka dot stamp at the bottom is inked with pool party. That stamp is also included in the set. On the inside I continued the sentiment by stamping "You're no spring chicken". Such a funny sentiment - at least if you are younger than the person you are giving it to. lol

I can stamp a rainbow!

Here is another sneak peek from a set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers.

I used just one of the sentiments from the set Dogwood Blossoms, stamping it repeatedly in the colors of the rainbow. I then added the ribbon treatment on the right and mounted the card front onto a yellow card. Bright and cheery, don't you think?

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Stamps: Dogwood Blossoms

A Sneak Peek!

Here is another sneak peek of a new set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers.


I cut/embossed the card front using Spellbinders scalloped heart. I then stamped the Dogwood branch on the inside, adding the single blossom to the bottom to fill the heart shape a bit more. I inked the sentiment with Close to Cocoa marker, separating the words to fit the open areas. I added a grosgrain ribbon around the edge of the heart opening.

Spring

This card is a sneak peek of a new set being released next week. I used dp from Kaisercraft and embossed the yellow panel with Thank You Set 5. I used blue ribbon for the one panel. The lilies are stamped using Pumice Stone distress ink and colored with Copic markers. I lined the edge of the front panel with the green Copic marker to make it stand out just a bit more. The word spring is embossed with white embossing powder.

Stamps: Blessings by Mark's Finest Papers

I want to be a cowgirl!

And why wouldn't you? After all, you get to look at cowboys! Mmmmm, doggie! hee hee hee

This is a sneak peek of a new set being released tomorrow by MFP called Cowgirls Rule. I stamped the boots image using black memento ink and colored with Copic markers. I then added the sentiment which is inked with markers. The pink panel at the bottom is embossed with Woodgrain folder and then I sponged on a little of the Victorian Velvet ink, then added the twine. I also added a little knot of the twine above the sentiment.



Be sure to come back tomorrow for the beginning of the blog hop showcasing four new stamp sets from MFP. It's gonna be fun!

Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of a new stamp set which will be released next week. Be sure to come back for the hop. You might even win a free stamp set!

The heart is stamped onto white using Gathered Twigs distress ink and colored with Copic Markers. I then airbrushed the border around the entire card front. I then added the Baja Breeze panel which was stamped with the sentiment. I love the flexibility of the clear stamps, which enabled me to make it curved like this. I embossed it with white ep. I then stamped the heart again onto white cardstock and embossed with white before cutting it out and coloring it with Copic markers and adding it to the sentiment panel. The leaves are die cut with Spellbinders Foliage die and added to the card front. I colored the seam binding with the Copic markers I had used on the image, spritzed with alcohol, scrunched and tied into the bow. I added the cute little fairy charm which is also from MFP.

I hope you like it. Who doesn't like pansies??? And hearts???? hee hee hee

Stamp: You are Cherished by MFP
Copic Markers: R20, YG63, R39

Sneak Peeks

I want to share some sneak peeks of sets being released next week - Sept. 13 - by Mark's Finest Papers.

This is such a funny sentiment and a darling little count from the set Boo to You.It is a fairly simple layout. The count is colored with Copic markers.

I stamped the image onto vellum with black ink and clear embossed. I then colored the back with Copic markers before cutting and mounting onto the purple panel which is distressed around the edges. I tucked the top two corners behind the design on the dp.

I paper pieced the beautiful leaf image from the set Autumn Glory by stamping it onto dp using Aged Mahogany ink, clear embossing and cutting out. The background square is embossed with Damask Corners folder and mounted onto the parchment card. The sentiment is also stamped with the same ink. A simple CAS card that is easily mailable.

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You are loved

I kept it CAS by making a one layer card. This is MFP's 140 lb paper which is so heavy and wonderful. Don't try to punch it - it's too heavy, but for the die cuts it is the best! I used Spellbinders Eyelet borderabilities on the bottom edge. The black eyed susan image (new from MFP – being released next week) is stamped with Going Gray ink right onto the card front. I then stamped the sentiment using Tumbled Glass distress ink over the image. I added the turquoise gem to the center and the ribbon at the top. I also added a strip of turquoise paper on the inside which shows through the eyelet when the card is closed.

Lilacs and lace

What is more feminine than lilacs and lace? This card uses the lilacs in a very subtle manner. I stamped the lilacs onto white card stock and water colored the image before cutting it out. The card front has a "flap” of the doily peeking over the top. The white card front also has the lower corners covered with a scrap of the doily before embossing the full card front with Textile Textures and matting with lilac card stock. I added a bow of seam binding which was dyed to match the image.

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Matching Envelope

The SCS technique challenge was to decorate an envelope to go with a card.

For this card with matching envelope I used this new image from a set being released Tuesday by Mark's Finest Papers called Poppies, Poppies, Poppies! You can easily and quickly create a very striking card by stamping a simple image and sentiment in one color onto a white card, adding a big of ribbon, if you like and voila! Stunning, don't you think? Stamp the same image onto the envelope to let the recipient know there is something wonderful inside.

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers Poppies, Poppies, Poppies

Tag - you're it!

This is not a card, it is a shipping tag which has been distressed and stamped using a new set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers called Floating Along.

I used a regular old manila shipping tag. I sponged on 3 different ink colors before stamping the water lily image with Vintage photo distress ink. I then colored the blossoms with Copic markers. I stamped two of the sentiments from the new set Floating Along using the Vintage photo ink for the Thinking of You sentiment, and the little one that says water lily using Victorian Velvelt ink. I colored the seam binding with reinkers, scrunched and heated it with the heat gun before adding thru the hole of the tag.

All Aboard the Choo Choo Train!

NEW STAMPS ARE COMING, NEW STAMPS ARE COMING! I love getting new images, and I love sharing them with YOU!

Next Tuesday Mark's Finest Papers will be releasing four new stamp sets. The images on this card are from the All Aboard set and are fabulous!

I chose to make a masculine card today. I stamped the train image onto Vanilla card stock using Vintage Photo Distress ink and cut/embossed it using Spellbinders deckled edge oval. I used a ticket punch for the three panels at the bottom utiziling three more stamps from the set. Trains - tickets - get it? lol

The card front is embossed with the distressed stripes CB folder and sponged and dirtied with Vintage Photo distress ink. I also distressed the edges a bit. I then added the beautiful ribbon and the tickets at the bottom. The vanilla tickets are matted with chocolate chip tickets to make them stand out a bit more. To do that, I just punched three tickets from the brown cs and then cut them in half lengthwise before adhering the vanilla stamped tickets with just the slightest edges of the brown showing on top and bottom. All the images are from the new set being released next Tuesday by Mark's Finest Papers, appropriately enough called All Aboard. The ribbon is also from MFP.

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Ode to Twilight!

Here is another sneak peek from a set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers called In The Forest.

This morning after seeing that Twilight was one of the People's Choice awards last night, I was inspired to create this card. These colors look kind of twilightish to me. I stamped the image using Elegant Eggplant ink onto this fabulous color of paper from MFP. I love it and must order more. The edges are distressed and inked with the same ink again. The purple was cut/embossed with Spellbinders Lacey Circle. One of the reasons I love the clear acrylic stamps (the sentiment) is that you can shape them a bit. I shaped it to fit the shape of the circle, stamped with Versamark and embossed with silver ep. I added the purple organdy ribbon bow and then used silver twine/cord to tie on the charm which was colored with a silver paint pen. It worked great. The charm is also from MFP.

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Here is a little peek at a new set being released next week by Mark's Finest Papers called Floral Tea. For this card I stamped the stacked tea cups using red ink on white cardstock. It reminds me of red work, if you know what that is. I love it. Stay tuned for the blog hop starting next Tuesday!

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